Building site stories
The Vatican Audience hall (1963-1971)
In the last years of his career, between 1963 and 1971, Pier Luigi Nervi realised the extraordinary Vatican Audience Hall, which is so linked to his figure and name that it is also called Sala Nervi. MAXXI conserves and preserves…
The sports Arena (1956-1957)
On the occasion of the 1960 Olympic Games, Pier Luigi Nervi was called upon to build three sports facilities and a viaduct to serve the athletes' village; these included the Sports Arena, designed with Annibale Vitellozzi in 1956. The building,…
The photographic albums
Pier Luigi Nervi has used the photographic medium as a precious communication tool, capable of supporting and giving strength to all the Studio's activities, both in the strictly professional field and in the scientific and didactic ones.The photographic materials conserved…